1956 French legislative election in Chad–Ubangi-Shari

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Chad and Ubangi-Shari on 2 January 1956. The territories elected four seats to the Assembly via two electoral colleges; the first college spanned both territories and elected one seat, whilst Chad elected two seats via the second college and Ubangi-Shari one. René Malbrant was re-elected from the first college and Barthélémy Boganda from the second college in Ubangi-Shari.[1] In the second college in Chad the Chadian Union and Chadian Social Action won one seat each,[2] taken by Gabriel Lisette and Arabi El Goni respectively.[3]

Campaign

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The Chadian Union alliance was formed by the Chadian Progressive Party, the Independent Socialist Party of Chad, the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance and the Radical Socialist Party to contest the second college seat in Chad, nominating Gabriel Lisette and Djeraki Zaïd as its candidates.[4]

Results

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First college

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CandidatePartyVotes%
René MalbrantNational Centre of Social Republicans2,85266.45
René AppaixFrench Section of the Workers' International88120.53
André VazelNational Centre of Independents and Peasants55913.02
Total4,292100.00
Valid votes4,29294.52
Invalid/blank votes2495.48
Total votes4,541100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,17673.53
Source: Sternberger et al.

Second college

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Chad

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Chadian Union–UDSR130,84344.411+1
Chadian Social ActionCNRS105,25835.721New
French Section of the Workers' International28,2549.590New
Independent Democratic Union of Chad19,4676.610New
Chadian Democratic Workers' Bloc5,9892.030New
Chadian Bloc–IOM [fr]4,8431.640New
Total294,654100.0020
Valid votes294,65497.98
Invalid/blank votes6,0622.02
Total votes300,716100.00
Registered voters/turnout551,54554.52
Source: Sternberger et al.

Ubangi-Shari

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Barthélemy BogandaMovement for the Social Evolution of Black AfricaCNIP155,95288.52
Jean-Baptiste Songo-MaliNational Centre of Independents and Peasants20,23011.48
Total176,182100.00
Valid votes176,18297.30
Invalid/blank votes4,8812.70
Total votes181,063100.00
Registered voters/turnout271,57766.67
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p2465 (in German)
  2. ^ Sternberger et al., p2240
  3. ^ Bernard Lanne (1998) Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958: administration, partis, élections, KARTHALA Editions, p246
  4. ^ Lanne, p244